Flood in Bangladesh - Page 2

mzia · #26 July 24, 2004, 06:22 AM

Uncertain destiny�

mzia · #27 July 24, 2004, 06:28 AM

Long way to go�.who knows how long?

sageX · #28 July 25, 2004, 01:13 AM

This is bad! Is it worse than 1989?

**Nasif** · #29 July 25, 2004, 01:15 AM

All of us can help together, please try to donate. Time is running out.

http://www.banglacricket.com/alochon...d.php?tid=6615

Anything and everything helps, $0.50, $1, $5, $10, whatever you can do is a help.

[Edited on 25-7-2004 by nasif]

Habibul_bashar · #30 July 25, 2004, 01:10 PM

Can any one help bangladesh?

mzia · #31 July 26, 2004, 01:13 AM

Shelter also is in under threatening of water...

mzia · #32 July 26, 2004, 01:18 AM

Army has extended their cooperation�

mzia · #33 July 26, 2004, 01:26 AM

Water based food-court...

mzia · #34 July 26, 2004, 01:28 AM

Prime minister is in action�

mzia · #35 July 26, 2004, 01:31 AM

Accident is in calamity�

mzia · #36 July 26, 2004, 02:51 AM

Along with all Drinking water is crucial challenge�

mzia · #37 July 26, 2004, 03:11 AM

Hard try...

sageX · #38 July 27, 2004, 01:03 AM

God this is horrible! According to BBC due to high tide in Bay of Bangal river water cannot escape to sea. India is still flooding. So water comming from India will be in BD for a while. 58 people died in 1 day alone. 70% land is under water. 40% of Dhaka is under water. This is the worst ever.

mzia · #39 July 27, 2004, 01:58 AM

It�s literally alarming.

�The United States said it would provide 50,000 dollars in emergency assistance to flood-hit Bangladesh, which the World Food Program has warned could face a major humanitarian crisis�.

News

mzia · #40 July 27, 2004, 02:00 AM

Watching scarily the strength of catastrophe�

sageX · #41 July 27, 2004, 02:24 AM

Bangladesh need permanent flood control system. 70% of the land is under water.

70% off 56000 sq mile = 39200 sq mile

39200 sq mile = 3097600 sqft.

if each ft contain 4 ft of water in avg
then total flood water is 12390300 cuft of water about 12.5 million cuft.

Is it possible to make a reservior such big to contain 12.5 million cuft of water? Its hard but not impossible. We should go for it.
In turms of money it will be beneficial too. This kinda massive flood hit bangladesh every 15 years. As sea level is rising this massive flood will be more frequent. It may come in interval of 10 years in next 100 years. If each flood cost 3 billion dollar damage in turms of crops,infrastructure, and business wise then it will cost Bangladesh 30 billion dollar in next 100 years. This flood system will cost less then fraction. Bangladesh should go for it. What do you guys think?

fab · #42 July 27, 2004, 07:21 PM

What happened to El Nino this year?

Space images show relentless floods in Bangladesh

Flooding is shown as dark blue and bright white to highlight two ways in which the satellite Aqua can spot ground water (Image: NASA GSFC)

Satellite images have revealed the devastating impact of recent flooding in Bangladesh, with two thirds of country submerged in water.

Pictures taken by the NASA satellite Aqua on 22 July show water covering areas of Bangladesh and eastern India.

New Scientist link

PS: Thanks for all the pictures mzia

shillo · #43 July 28, 2004, 01:49 PM

since this horrific disaster been happening i thought of helping out as much as possible from more than 10,000miles away from bd. dont have a lot of money to donate so i did the thing i can do best: design.

http://www.deviantart.com/view/9233663/

http://www.deviantart.com/view/9276332/

check those out... and make more ppl compelled to donate.
~shillo

fab · #44 July 28, 2004, 07:07 PM

Here is a link to a full resolution pic of the above space image: link

hs.. the light blue/aqua are clouds.. but check out the deep blue parts. That area must be very deep in water to get that kind of colour. It's like a mini-sea..

So why such devastating floods this year? Global warming? Deforestation in the Himalayas? El Nino? Does anyone know of the stats of floods pre-1971?

Feel so bloody hopeless..

fab · #45 July 28, 2004, 07:16 PM

A flabbergasted Nesa Banu, 65, of Falshatia village of Manikganj district shows journalists inedible, rotten rice and potato she received at Mahadebpur relief camp in Ghior yesterday. Allegations of irregularities in relief distribution at the camps in the district are widespread. PHOTO: Anisur Rahman
(Dailystar)

dailystar

[Edited on 29-7-2004 by fab]

fab · #46 July 28, 2004, 07:21 PM

okay i totally screwed up my last post.. where the heck is the delete option?!?

sageX · #47 July 29, 2004, 07:31 PM

According to BBC total damage of this flood is 7 billion dollar. 7 with a B. Bangladesh 1 year budget is less than 7 billion dollar. We can make a parmanent flood control system in 7 billion dollar. This type of flood is coming soon again.

Bangladesh Flood cost for 2004

[Edited on 30-7-2004 by sageX]

Habibul_bashar · #48 July 30, 2004, 01:28 PM

Habibul_bashar · #49 July 31, 2004, 02:52 AM

chinaman · #50 July 31, 2004, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by fab
okay i totally screwed up my last post.. where the heck is the delete option?!?

Delete button is no longer available. Sorry for the inconvenience. You may edit the post and clear the contents. Alternatively, you may u2u any moderator to delete for you.

I could not delete any post because not sure which one you were refering to.